Romford Carnival, Garden & Train Ride
Standard 8mm film Colour Silent 1960s 13:30
Summary: Compilation of home movies including family in the garden playing with two poodles, a local carnival, shots of tube trains in depot and a view from the front of a local tube train.
Title number: 20470
LSA ID: LSA/26990
Description: Shot list by Havering Local Studies:
0’ 0” This film begins in a domestic garden in sunshine. The subjects of the film are playing with dogs.
4’11” Carnival participants in costume, including Pearly Queen
4’15” Children lined up in costume, mostly with a Road Safety theme. This is the tennis court in Balgores Square , Gidea Park, Romford. The tennis court is now a car park
5’17” Shops in Geddy Court in Hare Hall Lane visible in the background
5’ 24” Shop A. Cooper visible
6’ Yeomanry on horseback processing past the car park for Gidea Park Station in Crossways, Gidea Park Romford https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5821699,0.2048092,20z
6’12” Marching Band, possibly Romford Drum and Trumpet Corps followed by carnival floats
6’19” North Thames Gas carnival float
6’22” Kodak film carnival float
6’24” Marching Band, possibly Romford Drum and Trumpet Corps
6’30” Vintage Car
6’432 Float with women in bathing costumes and diving boards
6’52” Marching Band, possibly Romford Drum and Trumpet Corps
7’02” Rumford Carnival Queen Float
7’11” A Marlow Ltd float with Luxor float in the background
7’23” Luxor float
7;25” Maldon Carnival Queen car
7’33” Carnival Float. Shop visible in the background “Julie’s”
7’34” Hall and Co. lorry. Junior Red Cross float
7’56” “Redcoat” with “Rout????” Romford and Youth Council float
7’59” Float with display and sign “Llangolen and Bethesda”
8’01” Yeoman in Market???
8’13” “Sammy Soot” float
8’16” Kod? And band
8’27” Ranson AF float????
8’33” Romford Drum and Trumpet Corps
8’38” Romford Carnival Queen
8’41” A Marston Limited
8’;57” Luxol – enamel and emulsion float
9’04” Carnival participants in Roman Centurion costume
9’14” Romford Youth Council float
9’20” Oldchurch Hospital carnival float
9’22” Old Folks’ Club Romford carnival float
9’35” Romford Drum and Trumpet Corps
9’36” Underground railway terminus, Upminster
9’47” Underground journey, probably District Line from Upminster.
11’33” Domestic garden. Children playing. Some of the same people in the opening scenes are in this footage
END
Credits: Mr W F Parker (Filmmaker)
Further information: The first reel of a box of three donated via Havering Local Studies.
Locations: Romford
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